1953 Nova Scotia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1953 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1949 Nova Scotia general election 1949 44th General Assembly of Nova Scotia May 26, 1953 members 1956 Nova Scotia general election 1956 37 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 19 75.79% 1.88pp Angus L Macdonald portrait.jpg 150x150px NS Liberal nohash Angus Lewis Macdonald August 31, 1945 NS Liberal name Halifax South 27 2316 November 1954 deferred by-election for Hants East seat, won by Liberal candidate 4 169,894 48.92% 2.05pp Premier Bob Stanfield.jpg 150x150px NS PC nohash Robert Stanfield November 10, 1948 NS PC name Colchester 8 12 4 149,973 43.18% 3.97pp Russell Cunningham 1950.jpg NS CCF nohash Russell Cunningham 1945 NS CCF name Cape Breton East 2 2 23,700 6.82% 2.78pp Premier Premier after election Angus Lewis Macdonald NS Liberal name Angus Lewis Macdonald NS Liberal name The 1953 Nova Scotia general election was held on 26 May 1953 to elect members of the 45th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party. Results Results by party + ↓ 23 12 2 Liberal Progressive Conservative CCF +Official results Election Returns 1953 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201953.pdf Elections Nova Scotia November 20, 2021 September 10, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014906/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201953.pdf dead PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1949DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp) NS Liberal rowLiberalAngus Lewis Macdonald37272723-4169,89448.92%–2.05% NS PC rowProgressive ConservativeRobert Stanfield378812+4149,97343.18%+3.97% NS CCF rowCo-operative CommonwealthRussell Cunningham16222023,7006.82%–2.78% NS Independent rowIndependent100002,0650.59%+0.37% Vacant0 Total valid votes345,63299.52%+0.06%Blank and invalid ballots1,6580.48%–0.06%Total91373737–347,290100.00%–Registered voters / turnout370,29375.79%While 347,290 votes were cast, only 280,661 electors voted as electors in several districts voted for two candidates.-1.88% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 48.92 PC NS PC 43.18 CCF NS CCF 6.82 Independent NS Independent 0.59Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 62.16 PC NS PC 32.43 CCF NS CCF 5.41 Results by region Party nameHRMCape BretonAnnapolis ValleySouth ShoreFundy-NortheastCentral NovaTotalParties winning seats in the legislature NS Liberal rowLiberal Seats:57312523 NS Liberal row Popular vote:55.44%46.98%49.91%45.58%47.95%49.25%48.92% NS PC rowProgressive Conservative Seats:00354012 NS PC row Popular vote:40.96%30.13%50.09%53.49%49.56%39.00%43.18% NS CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth Seats:0200002 NS CCF row Popular vote:3.60%22.89%–0.93%2.49%5.61%6.82%Parties not winning seats in the legislature NS Independent row-name Popular vote:–––––6.14%0.59%Total seats:59666537 Retiring incumbents Progressive Conservative E. Keith Potter, Digby Nominated candidates Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest Valley NS Liberal PC CCF Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis |NS Liberal background| |Henry Hicks5,00651.55% | |Charles F. LeBrun4,70548.45% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Henry Hicks |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Clare |NS Liberal background| |Pierre E. Belliveau2,30758.46% | |Desire J. Comeau1,63941.54% | | | | |NS PC background| |Desire J. Comeau |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby |NS Liberal background| |Victor Cardoza2,77052.40% | |Malcolm Stewart Leonard2,51647.60% | | | | |NS PC background| |E. Keith Potter† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants West | |Ken Eisner3,12046.37% |NS PC background| |George Henry Wilson3,60853.63% | | | | |NS PC background| |George Henry Wilson |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings | |David Durell Sutton7,24524.63% |NS PC background| |George Arthur Boggs7,48125.43% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |David Durell Sutton |- | |William H. Pipe7,04723.96% |NS PC background| |Edward Haliburton7,64225.98% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |William H. Pipe |} South Shore NS Liberal PC CCF Independent |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg | |Arthur L. Thurlow6,94021.53% |NS PC background| |R. Clifford Levy8,72727.07% | |Winfred Llewellyn2040.63% | | |NS Liberal background| |Arthur L. Thurlow |- | |Gordon E. Romkey7,38122.90% |NS PC background| |Harley J. Spence8,74127.12% | |G. Boyd Crouse2410.75% | | |NS Liberal background| |Gordon E. Romkey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens | |Merrill D. Rawding2,83845.77% |NS PC background| |W. S. Kennedy Jones3,23052.09% | |Claude VanBuskirk1332.14% | | |NS Liberal background| |Merrill D. Rawding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne |NS Liberal background| |Wilfred Dauphinee3,25651.20% | |James McKay Harding3,10348.80% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Wilfred Dauphinee |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth | |Allan d'Entremont4,06723.59% |NS PC background| |William Heartz Brown4,85928.18% | | | | |NS PC background| |William Heartz Brown |- | |Donald J. Fraser3,79021.98% |NS PC background| |Raymond Z. Bourque4,52426.24% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Donald J. Fraser |} Fundy-Northeast NS Liberal PC CCF Independent |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester | |Gordon Purdy7,25524.20% |NS PC background| |Robert Stanfield7,67725.61% | |Harvey Curtis3241.08% | | |NS PC background| |Robert Stanfield |- | |Hector Hill6,96323.23% |NS PC background| |George Isaac Smith7,43524.80% | |Sydney Parker3261.09% | | |NS PC background| |George Isaac Smith |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland Centre | |Archibald J. Mason2,01240.65% |NS PC background| |Stephen T. Pyke2,26245.70% | |Florence Welton67613.66% | | |NS Liberal background| |Archibald J. Mason |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland East | |Martin J. Kaufman4,21448.96% |NS PC background| |James A. Langille4,39351.04% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Martin J. Kaufman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland West |NS Liberal background| |Allison T. Smith2,79954.55% | |Thomas A. Giles2,33245.45% | | | | |NS PC background| |Thomas A. Giles |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants EastIn the riding of Hants East, Progressive Conservative Ernest M. Ettinger's 1-vote lead on election lead became a 1-vote lead for the Liberal's Alfred E. Reid after a judicial recount. After an appeal, a judge then decided to throw out the results of the general election; a by-election was held several months later to fill the seat and was won by Reid. | |Alfred E. Reid2,25150.01% | |Ernest M. Ettinger2,25049.99% | | | | |NS PC background| |Ernest M. Ettinger |} Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore NS Liberal PC CCF Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Centre |NS Liberal background| |James Edward Rutledge5,60357.69% | |R. Leo Simmonds4,10942.31% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |James Edward Rutledge |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax East |NS Liberal background| |Geoffrey W. Stevens8,43650.83% | |Lt. Col. R.D. King7,19643.36% | |Harper Power9645.81% | | |NS Liberal background| |Geoffrey W. Stevens |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax North |NS Liberal background| |Harold Connolly8,14861.37% | |Harold J. Bartlow4,48133.75% | |Richard J. Hardiman6484.88% | | |NS Liberal background| |Harold Connolly |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax South |NS Liberal background| |Angus Lewis Macdonald5,75159.68% | |John R. Milledge3,88540.32% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Angus Lewis Macdonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax West |NS Liberal background| |Ronald Manning Fielding8,06151.31% | |Earle Haverstock6,92744.09% | |L.C. Wilson7234.60% | | |NS Liberal background| |Ronald Manning Fielding |} Central Nova NS Liberal PC CCF Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish |NS Liberal background| |Colin H. Chisholm2,62448.92% | |Terrance Bernard Thompson67512.58% | | | |Vincent J. MacDonald2,06538.50% |NS Liberal background| |Colin H. Chisholm |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough |NS Liberal background| |Arthur W. MacKenzie3,47056.29% | |A. Grant MacDonald2,69443.71% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Arthur W. MacKenzie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou Centre |NS Liberal background| |Alfred B. DeWolfe5,15545.41% | |Robert D. MacDonald4,53439.94% | |Donald Nicholson1,66214.64% | | |NS Liberal background| |Alfred B. DeWolfe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East |NS Liberal background| |John W. MacDonald2,68148.78% | |William A. MacLeod2,59247.16% | |Joseph D. Ryan2234.06% | | |NS Liberal background| |John W. MacDonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West |NS Liberal background| |Stewart W. Proudfoot2,62850.09% | |Harvey Veniot2,61949.91% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Stewart W. Proudfoot |} Cape Breton NS Liberal PC CCF Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre | |Martin MacPherson2,81630.70% | |Charles P. Miller1,90520.77% |NS CCF background| |Michael James MacDonald4,45148.53% | | |NS CCF background| |Michael James MacDonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton East | |Joseph McIntyre3,93437.88% | |William Wilton1,35613.06% |NS CCF background| |Russell Cunningham5,09649.07% | | |NS CCF background| |Russell Cunningham |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton North |NS Liberal background| |Alexander O'Handley4,67447.45% | |John Norman MacAskill3,11531.62% | |Daniel Joseph MacEachern2,06220.93% | | |NS Liberal background| |Alexander O'Handley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton South |NS Liberal background| |John Smith MacIvor6,46744.67% | |A.O. Gunn3,38423.38% | |Vincent Allan Morrison4,62531.95% | | |NS Liberal background| |John Smith MacIvor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West |NS Liberal background| |Malcolm A. Patterson3,73048.86% | |Edward Manson2,56233.56% | |Harry Munroe1,34217.58% | | |NS Liberal background| |Malcolm A. Patterson |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness |NS Liberal background| |Alexander H. McKinnon4,72529.17% | |Leo P. Boudreau3,58522.13% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Alexander H. McKinnon |- |NS Liberal background| |Roderick MacLean4,51327.86% | |Alex A. MacInnis3,37420.83% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Roderick MacLean |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond |NS Liberal background| |Earl Wallace Urquhart2,97058.30% | |Francis Whyte2,12441.70% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Earl Wallace Urquhart |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria |NS Liberal background| |Carleton L. MacMillan2,24756.47% | |Joseph L. MacNeil1,73243.53% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Carleton L. MacMillan |} References Election related reports Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201953.pdf 1953 Nova Scotia Legislature Queen's Printer September 10, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014906/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201953.pdf 1953 Nova Scotia General election Nova Scotia general election